Some Famous Memphis Sites to Visit... STAY TUNED FOR MORE

You can't visit Memphis without seeing Graceland.

Memphis's National Civil Rights Museum is located at the assassination site of Atlanta's Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The museum pays tribute and homage to the legacy of Dr. King and is devoted to the thousands of people who were a part of the American Civil Rights Movement.

The Stax Museum is a Memphis museum dedicated to soul music. It celebrates the legacy of Stax Records and its artists such as Isaac Hayes and Otis Redding.

Sun Studio is known worldwide as “The Birthplace of Rock’n’roll”. It is the discovery location of musical legends and genres of the 50’s from B.B. King and Elvis Presley to Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis; from Blues and Gospel to Country and Rock’n'roll. 

The Peabody’s story as one of the grandest, most historic hotels in downtown Memphis dates back to 1869 when the original Peabody Hotel opened on the corner of Main & Monroe, immediately becoming the social and business hub of Memphis. In 1925 a newer, grander Peabody was built at its present location of Union and 2nd Street, continuing the legacy of the "South's Grand Hotel." It was 1933 when ducks were originally placed in the hotel's lobby fountain, setting in motion an 85-year tradition that continues today with the March of the Peabody Ducks.

Order Ricki's cookies and challahs in advance to get a taste of the kosher south before you come to Memphis.